richards | June 22, 2017
Many physicians don't connect race or ethnicity to genetics and clinical decision-making With the availability of home genetic testing kits from companies such as 23andMe and Ancestry DNA, more people will be getting information about their genetic lineage and what races and ethnicities of the world are included in their DNA. Geneticists, meanwhile, are also getting more tailored information about disease risk and prevalence as genetic testing in medical research centers continues. Physicians accept that cystic fibrosis, for example, is much more common in people with Northern European ancestry and that sickle cell disease occurs dramatically more often in people with African origins
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richards | June 22, 2017
BBC News Missing babies: Israel's Yemenite children affair BBC News One of the disturbing aspects of the Yemenite Children Affair is the way the darker-skinned immigrants appear to have been treated as second-class citizens. The founders of Israel were mostly Ashkenazi Jews, of European descent, some of whom expressed ..
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admin | June 22, 2017
Males with a singular genetic mutation are likely to live about 10 years longer than their peers without the change, shows a new study appearing in the journal Science Advances. Researchers have linked a mutation in the growth hormone receptor (GHR) gene to longer life in a number of populations, ranging from Ashkenazi Jews to Pennsylvania Amish. Our study provides the first consistent evidence linking the GHR to human longevity, report the study authors from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City and other institutions
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admin | June 22, 2017
The Ku Klux Klan is getting smaller because of internal conflicts. Buzz60 Ku Klux Klan members take part in a demonstration at the South Carolina state house on July 18, 2015, in Columbia, S.C.(Photo: John Moore, Getty Images) A report due to be released by the Anti-Defamation League on Thursday morning and shared exclusively with USA TODAY says that the Ku Klux Klan appears to be weighed down by infighting and that activities are dwindling. The 10-page report, "Despite Internal Turmoil, Klan Groups Persist," says the Klan's primary activity seems to be distributing hate literature.
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simmons | June 22, 2017
WASHINGTON (JTA) The Ku Klux Klanstill poses a threat to society, though it is relatively unstable and unorganized, according to the Anti-Defamation League.
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admin | June 22, 2017
FrontPage Magazine ADL Co-Signs Pro-Islamist Letter w/BDS, Iran Lobby and Pro-Hamas Groups FrontPage Magazine The ADL signed on to a Muslim Advocates letter attacking Act for America's anti-Sharia marches. But Act for America, unlike many of the groups that co-signed the letter, is pro-Israel
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richards | June 21, 2017
The Israeli occupation in the West Bank has polarized the American Jewish community. One demonstration of this fact is in IfNotNow, who has emerged as one of the most influential movements on the Jewish left.
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richards | June 21, 2017
I have always had a crush on rabbis. The first time, it was my own father.
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admin | June 21, 2017
Curious about Kosher? Head to this synagogue's barbeque Updated: 11:56 PM EDT Jun 20, 2017 Curious about Kosher?
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richards | June 21, 2017
ROCKLAND, Maine Joan Nathan, author of 11 cookbooks and noted food historian, will speak at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 11, at Adas Yoshuron Synagogue, 50 Willow St. Her talk will be followed by a tasting of foods from her newest cookbook, King Solomons Table.The event is free and open to the public.
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